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Topic Review (Newest First)

09-08-2019 07:11 AM

cirving

I recently won a full detail and ceramic coating at our local British car club meeting, I'm impressed! I also install the GRP mesh kit in the front, I didn't like the exposed bits (that weren't meant to be exposed) at the top of the radiator exit. My solution was black textured ABS plastic that I cut, heated and formed to cover everything. It looks like what Lotus did with the Exige

I got them from Eliseparts.com in the UK. I was getting a radiator, fan, and a few other things so the shipping was already taken care of by the larger items. They took a couple hours. It wasn't super hard but it's not reversible unless you buy new stalks. They provide a mini hacksaw blade with the stalks. They recommend wrapping one end with tape but I already had a holder for it that you can buy at a hardware store. Once you cut the stalk, they said to use a razor blade to cut the ribs off the square stalk body. I wasn't able to make a razor blade work so I used a dremel to grind them away. One side was pretty tight and I had to go a bit further to get the stalk to sit all the way down. The other side slid right on once the ribs were gone. They're secured with two setscrews on the bottom.

Thank you. They look amazing. I want to take the opportunity to install them while I exchange steering wheels. Should be easier to work on without the steering wheel on the way.

I can finally post something here!
Today I lifted the car on some wheel cribs and dropped the bottom panels to inspect the car and get ready for a more serious bit of maintenance.

09-03-2019 06:26 AM

kapps

I got them from Eliseparts.com in the UK. I was getting a radiator, fan, and a few other things so the shipping was already taken care of by the larger items. They took a couple hours. It wasn't super hard but it's not reversible unless you buy new stalks. They provide a mini hacksaw blade with the stalks. They recommend wrapping one end with tape but I already had a holder for it that you can buy at a hardware store. Once you cut the stalk, they said to use a razor blade to cut the ribs off the square stalk body. I wasn't able to make a razor blade work so I used a dremel to grind them away. One side was pretty tight and I had to go a bit further to get the stalk to sit all the way down. The other side slid right on once the ribs were gone. They're secured with two setscrews on the bottom.

09-02-2019 02:10 PM

Robocop305

Very nice. Hard to instal? Do you have the link to purchase those?

09-02-2019 01:21 PM

kapps

Swapped stalks yesterday while waiting for Dorian.

09-01-2019 05:56 PM

Jetblast

Yesterday I drove 250 miles to meet
@Rudygon
to pick up the hardtop he sold me. Super guy, had a great time talking with him. He drives a nice Fiat 500 Abarth besides his Elise.

08-23-2019 08:01 PM

Verichai

One of the first things I bought after I drove my Elise home three years ago was an OEM 2-piece leather-wrapped shift knob. I think I got the last one out there, as the package was dated from 2005 and the thing had just been sitting on a shelf somewhere for YEARS.

Seeing that pic, I need a new front splitter after mine was destroyed earlier this year. I was just taking the trash cans to the curb and noticed how naked mine look without it. Having the CF APR side skirts and large rear diffuser/naked rear pronounces it more. Just seems like something is missing up front from a "grounds effect" look.

Your car is looking very sharp!

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